SYSTIMAX® Solutions Launches New Connectivity Solution for Harsh Environments

Cabling Protection from Harsh Environments Now Available
September 14, 2005 RICHARDSON, Texas

SYSTIMAX® Solutions, the worldwide leader in structured connectivity solutions, today announced the availability of a connectivity solution for harsh environments such as pharmaceutical and automobile manufacturing plants. The solution is compatible with the current SYSTIMAX® product range and is IP65 and IP67 rated to protect cabling from water and dust ingress at temperatures between -13ºF and 185ºF (-25oC and 85oC). The International Protection (IP) rating system classifies the degree of protection from solid objects and liquids afforded by electrical equipment and enclosures.

The SYSTIMAX Ruggedized Connector System has a corrosive-resistant, gasketed faceplate to protect the cable and connectors from the harsh surrounding environment. The solution also has built-in features to prevent accidental disconnections and rotation when mounted to the faceplate.

“We work with the world’s top manufacturing and industrial companies who need to be confident that their connectivity solutions are protected from the everyday strain of industrial use,” said Joseph Storey, SYSTIMAX Copper Apparatus Product Manager. “The risks regularly include harsh temperatures and humidity along with exposure to water and dust particles. Our new solution protects against these situations while complimenting our product range by offering ease of installation and administration.”

The solution is now available globally and more information on the solution can be found at www.systimax.comor at your local SYSTIMAX Solutions office.

About SYSTIMAX Solutions

SYSTIMAX Solutions™, a CommScope company (NYSE: CTV), is a worldwide leader in structured cabling systems and provides integrated end-to-end connectivity solutions for voice, data, video and building management applications in both wired and wireless enterprise networks.

SYSTIMAX Solutions supplies its high performance and market-leading range of products through a network of highly skilled BusinessPartners. The product range includes the copper based GigaSPEED® X10D and GigaSPEED XL Solutions, the fiber-optic LazrSPEED® and TeraSPEED™ Solutions and the intelligent patching iPatch® System. The SYSTIMAX AirSPEED™ Solution adds a wireless option to the portfolio. SYSTIMAX Labs and the people who have spearheaded these innovations will continue to play an integral role in the future success of SYSTIMAX Solutions. Currently the company’s BusinessPartners install an average of over 1,000 miles (1,600km) of SYSTIMAX cable every day in approximately 120 countries worldwide. For further information please visit http://www.systimax.com.

Forward-looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements that are based on information currently available to management, management’s beliefs, as well as on a number of assumptions concerning future events. Forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of performance and are subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors, which could cause the actual results to differ materially from those currently expected. For a more detailed description of the factors that could cause such a difference, please see CommScope’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In providing forward-looking statements, the company does not intend, and is not undertaking any obligation or duty, to update these statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Media Enquiries:
Fiona Nolan
SYSTIMAX Solutions
+353 1 2042000
fnolan@systimax.com